"Parasites and Vessels," as part of The Immigrant Artist Biennial 2023: Contact Zone

Opening Reception: October 21, 4-6pm

Through slippery, malleable, or fantastical material, the four artists in “Parasites and Vessels” shape new life—some through critique, others through futuristic forms that push visitors to consider how diaspora are created, sustained, and mended. Through digital animation, 1990s home recording clips, and footage depicting handicrafts and a sculpture incorporating live bacteria Young Joo Lee, Juna Skënderi, Alexander Si and Anna Ting Möller latch on to what they find to be otherworldly aspects of their chosen materials: resilience, strength, growth, and interconnectivity. But, also great disappointment.

Accent Sisters 重音姊妹 is a queer speakeasy Chinese bookstore in Jersey City founded by two female artists. “Parasites and Vessels” is part of The Immigrant Artist Biennial 2023: Contact Zone held across venues in New York and New Jersey from September 2023 to January 2024